
Roxanne jingled the tiny bell on the dinner table, alerting Robert Jackson, her husband, of her impatience for him to bring the food.
Robert appeared with a tray in hand, dressed in a maids gown, solely chosen for him by his wife Roxanne,
“What took you so long?.” She scowled at him.
Robert muttered an apology as he dished out food for Roxanne and her two haughty friends.
Angela, one of Roxanne's friends with red hair, covered her mouth as she laughed to despise Robert's outfit.
“Oh Roxanne, you always know how to stir me up really well, I can't believe you gave him a maid's clothes to put on.”
They all laughed heartily as Robert finished serving, he stood to await more orders.
This has been his lot since the day he married Roxanne Murillo, last daughter of the Murillo family amongst five children.
Their marriage has gone for five years now, and Roxanne only looks at Robert with scorn, and as the years went by, her hatred for him only grew, he was an embarrassment to her and her family, as she could have married someone with a higher class,but she didn't. So she put him to work instead.
Roxanne was not satisfied with the house chores that Robert did, so she put him as a dispatch rider for her pizza place.
Everyday, after taking care of sweeping, washing, and all manners of house chores, Robert would make for the restaurant to begin his work as a delivery guy.
The stipends he made were still sent to Roxanne's personal account.
With the load of work, Robert was bound to return home to make lunch, and dinner in between for Roxanne and her mother.
On one occasion he was late due to workload at the pizza place, he received not only a scolding, but a hot slap on both cheeks.
Five years after being married, he grew accustomed to the maltreatment of Roxanne and her mother. The painful part was his growing affection for Roxanne.
Originally, Robert Jackson came from a very influential home,the family behind Zenco enterprise, before he got married to Roxanne, he invested almost all of his inheritance in buying an oil field, which was speculated to generate oil that would last more than three centuries.
The rest of his inheritance he invested in a company that buys out other companies on the brink of breakdown
Contrary to what he expected, the fields generated nothing, and the workers he hired deserted him after a while. He was left penniless, as a result of his drastic decision, the family came together and expelled him completely from the family's genealogy.
Everyone he knew departed him, even those he called his closest friends. To survive, he became the son-in-law to the Murillo family.
“Hmmm,” Angela reacted to the taste of the food.
“This is so good, Roxanne, you have to tell Robert to come make me some of this in my house.”
“Of course he will come cook for you, he is totally useless to me after all, would you like to know the secret behind his great cooking?” Roxanne asked her girls.
They all nodded eagerly.
“I tell him to dress the part for whatever work he is doing, hence the maid in chef's clothing.”
Angela clapped her hands, multiple times,
“Wow, I am surprised, then he must dress this way when cooking in my house, so the charm can also work.”
They all giggled before Roxanne fell quiet, her face hinting at sudden sadness, she picked at her food.
“Girls, I am worried, my company is experiencing a downfall, if I don't get a huge investment soon, I'll be forced to sell it out, leaving me to just the pizza place.”
Roxanne's food production company was built by her father, Daniel Murillo, he named it after his only child., and passed it down to her after
Angela, and Bridget the other friend rubbed Roxanne's hand to give comfort.
“That is actually a lot of money Roxanne, no one would just invest in your company out of the blues.”
Roxanne opened her mouth to answer, then she noticed Robert standing close by, he was obviously listening to their conversation.
“Don’t you have toilets to wash?,” she shouted at him.
“Get going before I set my anger on you.”
Robert bowed before leaving, as was expected of him to do anytime he leaves her presence.
He went straight for the cleaning supplies in the storage room, the only thing he didn't get were gloves.
He had been forbidden to use gloves when washing her toilet, Roxanne complained that with gloves on it was never neat.
As he opened the toilet door in her room, his phone buzzed, he brought it out, and read through, his eyes widening as he reached the end of the message.
The toilet equipment dropped on the ground, breaking the bleach bottle, including the bucket.
It turned out that one of the men he hired to work the drill on the oil field went to take a look again, the man just got a hunch to work on the machine again, surprisingly oil was found. The man quickly sent Robert the message of his latest discovery.
Robert gave a loud shout.
“Yes, yes, I am rich. Woooooh!”
With the oil from that field he can never get broke even when he dies.
Robert could not contain his excitement as he continued shouting at the top of his voice doing a dance.
The noise attracted Roxanne, she made her way to the room, one look at Robert dancing and the spilled bleach on the floor, she concluded that Robert was mad.
“What is the meaning of this?Have you lost it already?”
Robert let his excitement get the better of him.
“I am rich, you don't have to worry about selling out your company. I'll invest for you my dear wife.”
Roberts happiness only intensified Roxanne's anger,
“You are really mad, I'll have to call the police to come lock you up.”
Immediately, Robert did the one thing he had never dared to do since he married Roxanne, he grabbed her in his hands, and did a spin.
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Robert took the remaining part of the day making preparations towards the board meeting. He looked at the financials of Zenco, read through old minutes, analyzed all the contracts and agreements.The more he read the more was his anger. Carlton was still worse than he thought. The losses that were incurred with the cryptocurrencies were only the tip of the iceberg. Everywhere there were bad investments. Shell companies. Offshore accounts. Left and right away Money goes.And the board had let it happennqq. They had looked the other cheek since Carlton was a family. They believed that they could cover it up.Well, not anymore.Robert made notes. Lots of notes. He would face them tomorrow with all that. Hold them accountable over their laxity.His phone buzzed. Loretta."Thank you for seeing me today. I understand that I do not deserve another opportunity, however, in case you want to, I would like to prove myself. No matter how long it takes."Robert stared at the message. He’d give her
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
An hour later Robert was driving in no direction. He was racing his thoughts in a tornado.Did he still love Roxanne? Yes. Could he forgive her? Maybe. Should he? It was the question that afflicted him.His phone rang. Dave."Hey man, I just got to my bank. Writing out my resignation today.” Dave sounded excited."Good." Forcing a note of enthusiasm into his voice, Robert said."You okay? You sound off." Dave enquired, with anxious intonation.“Just came from Roxanne's place.” Robert admitted."How'd it go?" Dave asked."She apologized. Her mother too." Robert said."And?" Dave pressed.“And I do not think I believe them.” Robert said honestly. “I do not know whether they mean it or they are merely after my money.”Dave was quiet for a moment. "You want to grab lunch? Talk about it?""Yeah. That would be good." Robert said. "I need to clear my head."They had a meeting in a small diner in town. Nothing fancy. Just good food and privacy. The type of a place, in which nobody was concern
CHAPTER TWELVE
Robert was driving to the house of Roxanne. He wasn't in a rush. Let her wait. Let her wonder.The Bugatti had his way turning as he drove through the Salem city. People stopped and stared. Some took pictures. One of the guys even attempted to pull him over.Robert ignored them all. His mind was on Roxanne. What would he say? What did he want from her?At nine-thirty he arrived before the house. The car of Roxanne was in the driveway. Sandra's too.Great. The whole family.Robert sat in the car and gathered himself. He could do this. His name is Robert Jackson who is the president of Zenco enterprise. Not the maid. Not the servant. Not anymore.He came out and walked up to the front door. Before he could knock it opened.Roxanne was standing there with open eyes. She looked at the Bugatti, then at the suit that Robert wore, and then returned to the car."Is that yours?" She requested, hardly straining her voice."Yes." Robert said simply.Roxanne moved aside, and allowed him to enter.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Robert woke at six AM sharp. He didn't need an alarm. It was more the function of anticipation than the clock.He got under the hot spray of the shower. Today was important. Now Loretta would see how it was to be the recipient side.He wore a charcoal suit, Italian shoes that were gleaming with a mirror finish. The mirror in which he saw his own image reflected was not like the pizza delivery boy two days ago.Robert checked his phone. No messages from Loretta. Good. That meant she was coming.He had breakfast brought up to his room. Eggs benedict, fresh orange juice, and coffee. His five years of leftover pizza made him value actual food.The eggs were perfect. Hollandaise sauce full and fat. Slowly Robert ate his meal, and did it to the last morsel. No rushing. No Sandra screaming at him to hurry up.At seven-thirty Robert took the Bugatti to Zenco. His engine was purring smoothly and powerfully. People stared as he passed. Some pointed. Others took pictures.He left his car in the
CHAPTER TEN
Dave took two beers out of the fridge and his hands were shaking a little. He opened the caps and foams spurted out. "Man, you better start talking. Last night you had been delivering pizzas like a maid. Today you are driving a three million dollar car?Robert received the beer, and unscrewed what was left of the cap. “Do you recall those oil fields that I invested five years ago? The ones everyone laughed at?"“The ones that had you kicked out of your family? Yeah, I remember. You lost everything." Dave was seated opposite him on an incompatible chair."They're producing now. Big time. Barrels a million a day. I have more value than I can afford in practice three lives. More than I had ever dreamed of money.”Dave gave a whistle, a long drawn-out whistle. "Holy shit. So you're actually rich? Like, really, truly rich?""Beyond rich. Today, I have become the president of Zenco enterprise. Went out and signed the papers this morning.”Dave choked on his beer. Coughed. Sputtered. Beer dr
CHAPTER NINE
The mouth of Loretta opened and closed. She gazed at Robert as though it was the first time she saw him. Her arrogant face trembled."I... that was just jokes. We were all having fun. You know how reunions are." It was less confident now, and lost in her voice."Fun?" Robert replied. “You think it is fun to humiliate a person? Interesting definition."The receptionist was standing by and looking over the conversation with a wide open mouth in the guise of typing on her computer. She was not literally pressing any keys with her fingers.Loretta touched him, her nails manicured to impeccable perfection bringing an arm of Robert into contact with her. Well, I apologize, you know, I didn't mean to come out mean. I didn't mean anything by it. It was just banter."Robert jerked away his arm. "You meant every word. Every. Single. Word.""Come on, don't be so sensitive. It was just a reunion. People joke around. We were drinking. You know how it is."Robert leaned over, and spoke in an ugly
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